This week we learned a lot about copyright and how, as teachers, we can use resources to create content for students without committing plagiarism or copyright. Before this lesson, I did not know about Bill C-11, open education resources, or creative commons. In this lecture, we discussed the fact that teachers are content creators. When thinking through that kind of lens, having Bill C-11 protect teachers from copyright is essential.
As teachers, we have to create many different components to complement our lectures and ensure students engagement, for example, slideshows, assessments, worksheets, etc. In class, we discussed the many different websites and resources that teachers can use to help plan their lessons but noted that citing sources is still essential. Even though Bill C-11 is to protect teachers from copyright and plagiarism, it is still important for teachers to acknowledge and give credit when it is due. It is important to always display professionalism as a teacher, and part of that is respecting other people’s work and acknowledging when you use others work.
In order for me to display professionalism and further my knowledge, I have learned how to search for creative commons images on Google. Below I have attached an image to this post that I searched for on Google under Creative Commons licenses. In the future, when I am creating lessons for my teaching practice, I will try to use creative commons resources and cite my sources.
